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Molecular specificities of R factor-determined beta-lactamases: correlation with plasmid compatibility.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 117 ·No. 1 ·1974-01-00 ·Pages 56-62

Hedges RW, Datta N, Kontomichalou P, Smith JT

Abstract

Beta (beta)-lactamases determined by 29 ampicillin resistance plasmids could be divided into two types. One, TEM-type, was very uniform with respect to substrate specificity but heterogeneous in absolute levels of beta-lactamase activity. The TEM-type beta-lactamase was determined by R factors of compatibility groups FII, Ialpha, Iepsilon, N, C, A, T, W, P, L, and X, and by prophage phi Amp. The other type, characterized by the ability to hydrolyze oxacillin, was less common, showed lower absolute levels of activity, and was heterogeneous as regards substrate specificities. Oxacillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases were determined by R factors of compatibility groups FI, Ialpha, N, C, and O.

MeSH Terms
Ampicillin/metabolism Cell-Free System Cephaloridine/metabolism Chloromercuribenzoates/pharmacology Conjugation, Genetic Escherichia coli/drug effects,enzymology Extrachromosomal Inheritance Hydrolysis Mutation Oxacillin/metabolism Penicillin G/metabolism Penicillin Resistance Penicillinase/biosynthesis,metabolism Sodium Chloride/pharmacology
Chemicals
Chloromercuribenzoates Sodium Chloride Ampicillin Penicillinase Cephaloridine Penicillin G Oxacillin
Authors & Affiliations
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Hedges R W
Datta N
Kontomichalou P
Smith J T
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
Published
1974-01-00
Pages
56-62
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC246524
Subset
IM
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